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treasonous

/tɹˈizənˌʌs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables
trea-sonous
IPA
/tɹˈizənˌʌs/
10
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like or in the way of treason.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English treason Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English treasonous From treason + -ous.

Derived Forms

nontreasonous semitreasonous treasonously untreasonous

Synonyms

dastardly perfidious traitorous booky disleal disloyal double-crossing double-dealing double-faced double-hearted doublehearted faithless

Questions

How do you pronounce treasonous?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɹˈizənˌʌs/.
What does treasonous mean?
Like or in the way of treason.
Where does treasonous come from?
Etymology tree English treason Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English treasonous From treason + -ous.

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